Shayla Wallace became one of our incredible photo contributors after agreeing to guestagram for us last May. I asked if she would go through her images of the past year and select four favourites to share. How she narrowed it down is beyond me, but she did. For more, follow her at https://www.instagram.com/shay_law/
This photo, from Polek Rybczynski's Sea to Sky Photo journal was taken in Pemberton on November 12. The caption I used for it is something I have been saying to myself all year. Just about my whole life actually. Simple Life. The longer I live though, the more it becomes evident to me that I … Continue reading It’s all in the mind: Polek Rybczynski simplifies his approach
Some things are simply beautiful; others are beautifully simple. On a recent walk around One Mile, I had time to contemplate this concept. We are surrounded by so much natural beauty on such a grand scale in this valley that it takes some special circumstances to see the smaller details. The frequent rain storms of … Continue reading What the Rain Revealed
My friends and I were running through the mossy woods, trending up towards the paraglide launch and catching up on each other’s lives when the incline allowed. In the back of my mind was an image: a spiral of moss captured in ice, seemingly lit from within. I had been wondering for days how I … Continue reading Ice, moss and meditations on impermanence with Connie Sobchak
A few years back, I was wasting time on social media, when a friend posted this message to all her friends: Step away from the computer and take a look outside. I followed her advice and witnessed a sunset that etched itself onto my mind’s gallery. Photos commemorated the sight but only the one in … Continue reading It doesn’t do it justice, but…
Mid September, Dave Steers took the helm of our instagram account, and we thought this week would be a neat opportunity to run a daily feature of the photos he shared. Just in case you missed them. Especially since it was his first and only week on instagram. Stay tuned daily for the story behind … Continue reading Photo feature: Dave Steers’ week on instagram
When Marilyn shared some photos via Facebook of an odd little visitor in her house, that left her completely non-plussed, I asked her to write about it for us. A friend of mine had just found a dead bat on a cliff, while climbing, and I'd been in touch with some naturalist friends, who reached … Continue reading Starting the day right: Marilyn Marinus reveals what happens when you wake up to bats in your house
Around the lake today, most walkers are gawkers, too. The leaves seem particularly bright this time of year and the blue skies and crisp air sharpen the colours. A morning fog jewels everything, so I join the fall fan club and find such complexity even in simplicity. I will let the thousand words tumble from … Continue reading A Picture’s Worth: Fall Leaves are the perfect invitation to stop in your tracks and take in the moment
It is the astronomical beginning of the fall. My four year old greeted it with enthusiasm. "It's fall! Now we can jump in piles of leaves." He advised that he is happy because it means winter is coming and that's good because he was starting to get sick of summer. He's happy when winter comes … Continue reading So the season shifts. Happy Fall Equinox.
The blood-orange sun for the first few days in September, when the smoke returned, brought a spooky Apocalyptic vibe. Then the rain. Like a blessing. That allowed everything, including the brittle grass beneath my feet, to soften, relax, unfurl. When your mood swings as wildly as the weather (as mine has been of late), it's … Continue reading Rain. Before and After. Polek Rybczynski captures the mood
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